Citation

Lau FL, Wong CK, Yip SH. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1995; 12(3): 214-215.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8581253

PMCID

PMC1342486

Abstract

Seven Vietnamese boat-people in Tai A Chau Detention Centre in Hong Kong caught, barbecued and ate a puffer fish. After 2 h, two of them developed severe symptoms of numbness and vomiting, while the remaining five subjects developed symptoms about 18 h later. They were all transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. One patient died, and the others made an uneventful recovery.

Language: en